The Queens of Blackberries and Tears

“44 women poets, 421 poems, 1 love”

Given its scale and focus, it is a unique publication representing female love poetry on the threshold of the third millennium; several hundred poems by forty-four professional and amateur female poets aged eighteen to sixty-eight years. The result is a remarkable exploration of the works of three generations of Czech women.

“44 women poets, 421 poems, 1 love”

At 560 pages, 44 professional and amateur poets aged 18 – 70, ranging from prominent and long-established names to new talent on the Czech poetry scene, present more than four hundred poems. The result is a remarkable collection of the works of three generations of Czech women, including numerous poetic styles, from classical to modern verse and experimental poetry.

The anthology was compiled by the writer and poet Sylva Lauerová who, along with van Aspen Publishing, Ltd., was also responsible for its publication, thus returning once again to non-commercial literature.